US EPA updated the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager 1-100 scores based on new market data from the 2016 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey. Benchmarking scores compare one building’s energy performance to that of other similar …
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National Clean Energy Week, September 24-28
National Clean Energy Week is taking place across the US September 24-28, 2018. The goal is to advance support of the US energy sector through new methods of market development, policy change, and technological innovation. The …
Madison’s Huge Leap Toward 100% Renewable Energy
In moving toward its 100% renewable energy goal for city operations, the City of Madison has decided to finance 14 MW of new solar on five sites in west and southwest Wisconsin. Sites include Argyle, …
The Vision for US Community Solar: A Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond
Article originally published by Vote Solar A new study from GTM Research found that the U.S. community solar market could grow up to 50-80 times its current size by 2030 to 57-84 GW. This equates …
First Clean Energy Credit Union Launched
The first Clean Energy Credit Union is open for business. It’s an on-line only, not-for-profit, federally insured financial institution that provides banking services of a credit union but focuses solely on lending for clean energy …
The offices are greener in Chicago for a second straight year
Article originally published by Chicago Business Chicago is the greenest U.S. city to work in for the second year running, with about 70 percent of its office space now certified for environmental efficiency, a new …
Corporations Set Renewable Energy Record Already in 2018
The Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewables Center (BRC) reported that US corporate renewable energy procurement achieved a new record in 2018, with 3.57 gigawatts (GW) of announced clean energy projects to date. This is up from 2.9 …
75,000 Employed in Clean Energy in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 75,044 clean energy jobs of the more than 714,000 in the 12 Midwest States according to the Clean Jobs Midwest 2018 survey. That places WI fifth in the region as seen in the bar chart below. …
Trending: Climate-Smart Street Furniture, Infrastructure Helping Future-Fit Cities of Tomorrow
Article originally published by Sustainable Brands …Smart street furniture and innovative urban infrastructure are fast emerging as viable — and impactful — solutions to the CO2 problem.Developed by Dresden-based Green City Solutions, the CityTree is a …
VW announces new all-electric car-sharing platform ‘WE’ to launch next year
Article originally published by Electrek With the decline in car ownership for young people and the increased interest in all-electric vehicles, VW is announcing a new all-electric car-sharing platform called ‘WE’ that will launch next …